Such ponds must serve to keep some of the area cool as well.
Chris
On 25 May 2014, at 16:49, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> One of the interesting communities here is the town of Gilbert. Formerly
> a farming town, it has slowly been converted over to a bedroom community.
> But, it has not yet fully lost its heritage, and there are some community
> atributes that harken back to a more down-to-earth era. One of these is the
> Grojndwater Recharge Area, where treated wastewater is put into unlined
> shallow ponds and allowed to soak back into the ground. These areas are lush
> in vegetation and efforts are made to keep non-native species such as
> Tamarisk (aka Salt Cedar) and Lead Tree from proliferating.
>
> The entrance to an observation platform is behind a large fire station:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14079952727/
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14079864699/
>
> At the observation platform you can view a few of the ponds:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14079874438/
>
> and if you look very carefully at the for right you can see an adult coyote:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14266515055/
>
> Coyotes are considered to be scavangers, though they are more likely to
> make a decent meal of a rabbit or domestic cat. They do serve a purpose in
> these areas, keeping the stray cat population under control.
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